Driven by a desire to lend a helping hand, the “hands-on” world of volunteer service connects people to help each other meet community challenges. These on-the-ground organizations are powered by people, comprised of community leaders who know the specific needs . . .
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Lilian Smith. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. 17-year-old Lilian Smith says she discovered competitive math at a young age, but lacked access . . .
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Zoe Nelles. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. Many schools offer meals to students who don’t get adequate nutrition at home and Palmer High School . . .
Here at Points of Light, we’ll celebrate Global Volunteer Month in April – and with good reason! We’re all part of a global community and when we volunteer, we make that community stronger. Of course, our global community includes everyone . . .
Meet Daily Point of Light honoree Abby Yoon. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. During the summer before Abby Yoon began high school, she began looking for opportunities to give . . .
New Year’s resolutions offer us a chance to take inventory and identify the areas of our life where we want to make a change. Resolutions tend to be personal: getting healthy, maintaining or building relationships, handling our finances, etc. But . . .
Meet Daily Point of Light honoree Ruby Kate Chitsey. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. With an inquisitive mind and a big heart, Ruby Kate Chitsey is helping to change . . .
Meet Daily Point of Light nominee Karthik Jetty. Read his story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. Seventeen-year-old Karthik Jetty has always loved origami, the art of paper folding, and credits it with . . .
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Dr. Kimberly Clay. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. In 2004, Dr. Kimberly Clay founded Play Like a Girl, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization . . .
Meet Daily Point of Light honoree Merry Jones. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. When Merry Jones first tried to get her daughter Kim, who was born with Down Syndrome, . . .